Paul Brannen is a former Member of the European Parliament turned passionate advocate of the use of timber in construction and author of the book Timber! – How Wood Can Help Save the World. In this enlightening conversation, Paul explains the full climate benefits of using fast growing spruce as a construction material, how modern forestry practice can help support biodiversity and the policy changes we need to expand the use of timber in building.

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